Learn Techniques for Visual Storytelling

Visual storytelling is a burgeoning form of communication that combines writing and images, and can be found in journalism, fiction, young adult and children's books, comic books, and other forms.

This minor brings together students and faculty from the College of
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the College of Art and Design. Through a combination of courses in creative writing and in illustration, you will:

Research different kinds of storytelling

Develop stories and writing skills appropriate to this form and your own interests

Learn visual techniques of sequential narrative such as storyboarding and cinematic viewpoint

Acquire the skills needed to create engaging visual narrative as a writer and image maker

Create your own visual narratives in the form of book dummies and published documents